Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-02-11

/ p''iiNi pIioiS "llliti olc iiao h'S' "
show him over the grounds, the view
of the river, the eagles nest; the,
hunted for four-leaved clovers togeth
er. and she told his frrtune with
daisy. lie was complimentary ant
gallant. Lily felt as if crisis wa
at hand. They met Sue, with he
h*hds tuIl OF Wild flowers, comm:
from school.
"A nelghbor he asked with hl
most indifferent manner, as she Ju-
nodded and hurried by.
"Oh, no. That Is Sue CapuIef
Harry S cousin. She nseu to keep hi
house before h. married
Indeed
Yes. She's rather prlm In he
ways, and oplnlonated, like all othe
country people
"Ah. she must be very dlsagreeablr.
"perhaps: but one needs to liz,
with her to find it ont"
And Won live with her."
"Yes. She will live here suppos,
TIL somebody marries her"
Then she has a Iover?'
u never heard of one"
"And vet she is not precisely uply,'
with a wicked twinkle in his ewes.
No, not at all ;only commonplace. :
conceded I.ily.
The dinner progressed A. rar rs the
dessert Il WAS = nick.J mn one. tc
be- sure: but what couId apy one e1.
pect who came without announcing
bipsaIf Mrs U,rrv asspraI herself
W. RI',La va. - r,wons d;nsrnnt. be
Lnav ,,n,aoysr how - NIX. I,i,nsaIl
',,,..,hI. nv.r J;,nor n herhs a,j
hen tbsre va. her EmgI;sh nInm.nn1
.I,nr tn to,ogvi,b How nlnmranI
J,l!cious + looked -. i camsunon ,be
tshla mad VIM, roy.I odor i emi,,ed
>b. en-, win ,r,iaip her micn Sbe
,ss,a1 = and shn, a.nn;cL gl,nc. a,
Ms Harry bnt sid notbinp Tn.
gu.s, US nni.,lv nihyl;rg ~ y aud
T.lLi,e hr'II;a,ilv prssan,lv Iilv
~ no hal been listening n him attack.
"a !, Nh. turnaI mi. and g,vs bar
nIa,. - I,,,le angry nnsh TIN Mrs
Harry having 6eIp.d evervbodv else
s.,,IaJ b.rs.lr IN -. ,,;oy,ns,, or hor
pndding Sue regardIng her saw a
look of rons,ernat,on gather unon her
face Sbn n,tarsI an eYcI.,ns,ior y.
# she had been wcnpdeJ
..Sue." she cried .nyriIv. won car
rivd the ron, pud.!lng To Mrs Burke
This IA the ,,nar man. nuddinys re-.
aar.llas.af her snss.
Il carried the pudding she cook
gave me" returned Sue.
No wonder Mrs. Burke thought it
too good for n or folks T. put in Lily,
sourIy.
They both plowercd at Sue. They
were obliged to repress their wrath be.
fore their guest, but they were too full
Of indignation 10 talk ra,ionally or co.
herent.v. II MIR. Blake guessed that
ther. Mas thunder in the air, he vas
as facet.ous aud anecdotaI as usual,
ignored the atmospheric changes, and
did not hurry away. But when he
was Obliged 10 take his train at last,
the tbunderbolt burst about Sues
head.
$50 YOU carried YOUR point. after all
nv directions tn the contrary" saws
Mrs. Uarry:"Nrs. Burke had her Eng.
Iish plum pudding in spite of me-"
Il hal po,h,ng IN Lo with il" ra.
turned Sus: 1T Vas a. much 4 sur
p,is. In m. ~ IN vou"
"Pry Harry hadn't been here" said
Miss Llly.ignorlnr Sues version. I'll
his wife ISN'T 10 be mistress j, his
hopse. Il IA tim. he knew il. 4 moor
,,,n., ,,.I,r;rr ,, -, b.for. NJ G,s
RlaLe nne of tie most r,stidious of
mon, ;"
.Tw rarv sorrv" said Spa SIT was
not a n,c. nuddine,"
"Nor a nice thing for YOU to do in
anothers house"
Mrs. Capulet, | had nothing what,
ever TO do with il" protested Sue.
Susan Capulet, | don't believe n
word you saw"
And IT | were sister, you or |
should leave the house"
And so it happened that Sue packed
her trunks, and Harry Gauntlet had
such IA versum OF Mrs. Burke's pud-
ding that ne iii not dream of recall
ing her.
She went to "a friends house in the
city. who had promised to timd her n
situation.
In the meantime Mrs Capulet's ser
wants conriard the srory of the plum
pudding 10 Mrs. Burke herself, and
Gus Blakrs part in it.
Mrs. Burke lelt it her uty to write
Mr.. Blake and repeat the hole affair.
and through him to help sweet Miss
Sue, who would never hurt Il fly, out
of ner trouble.